Hugh Jackman says The Wolverine Could be PG-13, Rated-R, or Both

Rated R or Rated PG-13? It’s a balancing act that many movies face these days, but Hugh Jackman says there might be plans to get the best of both worlds by releasing two different versions of The Wolverine.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine managed a PG-13 rating and still delivered plenty of action, but the adamantium-clawed, cigar-chomping Logan might be held back by the restrictions that come with anything less than an R-rating.

“There’s such great temptation to make an R-rated ‘Wolverine’,” Jackman says during an interview with MTV. “I’ve always felt that. I know a lot of fans would like that. I totally get it. If there was ever a superhero that was going to be R-rated, it’s Wolverine.”

But Jackman also recognizes the dangers of pulling out all the stops and going beyond the milder PG-13 label, saying, “I’ve also met many, many 12, 13, dare I say 10, 14, 15 year-olds who, for them, Wolverine is not just cool, you see it in their eyes. He’s everything to them.”

The obvious answer, it seems, would be to cater to both audiences, and Jackman reveals that the possibility for two versions of The Wolverine has been brought up. “There’s even a talk of us doing two versions,” Jackman says, “as in finding a way for us to do both as you shoot it, which could be really cool. But you need to have a really good reason to exclude those fans.”

What do you think? Should The Wolverine aim for the R-rating, stick with the PG-13 rating, or try to please everybody and roll out two versions of the movie?